Organisational behaviour (OB) is defined as the study of human behaviour in organisational contexts, with a focus on individual and group processes and actions (Brooks, 2003). The modern study of OB can be traced back to Frederick Winslow Taylor’s seminal work The Principles of Scientific Management (1911), wherein he described how application of the scientific method to management could improve worker productivity. Though the study of OB arose in the management sciences and is located within them today, organisational behaviour has roots in many traditional disciplines including psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and economics.
OB’s various dimensions are often divided into micro, macro, and meso scales. The London Business School, summarises the micro themes as the psychological principles that govern the exercise of leadership, motivation, decision-making, negotiation, and creativity. Macro themes constitute the sociological, cultural and institutional factors shaping organisational structures and systems, inter-organisational relationships, and networks. Finally, bridging micro and macro levels of analysis are "meso" factors such as teamwork, group dynamics, and organisational culture, among others (LBS, 2007). Here we discuss further the micro and "meso" factors of OB.
Organisational behaviour (OB) is defined as the study of human behaviour in organisational contexts, with a focus on individual and group processes and actions (Brooks, 2003). The modern study of OB can be traced back to Frederick Winslow Taylor’s seminal work The Principles of Scientific Management (1911), wherein he described how application of the scientific method to management could improve worker productivity. Though the study of OB arose in the management sciences and is located within them today, organisational behaviour has roots in many traditional disciplines including psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and economics.
OB’s various dimensions are often divided into micro, macro, and meso scales. The London Business School, summarises the micro themes as the psychological principles that govern the exercise of leadership, motivation, decision-making, negotiation, and creativity. Macro themes constitute the sociological, cultural and institutional factors shaping organisational structures and systems, inter-organisational relationships, and networks. Finally, bridging micro and macro levels of analysis are "meso" factors such as teamwork, group dynamics, and organisational culture, among others (LBS, 2007). Here we discuss further the micro and "meso" factors of OB.
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